Tattoo ideas

49,007 photos and flash · 24% Fine line, 17% Lettering · Forearm most common

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Fine line black script reading be happy, ending in a small outlined heart, on the inner forearm in a black and white photo.
Be happy script with a heart on forearm
Close photo of a fine black script lettering tattoo running diagonally along the inner forearm of a person in a black top.
Thin script lettering on a forearm
Small black Roman numerals tattooed on an ankle, with beige stiletto court shoes in the background.
Roman numerals on an ankle beside beige heels
Black fine line tattoo of the word lumos in handwritten script beside a four-pointed star on the inner wrist.
Lumos script and star on wrist
Black script lettering reading Nothing lasts forever, Nothing stays the same, in a fine line lettering style across the upper back.
Script quote across the upper back
Fine line black script tattoo reading "Love me for who i am" across the upper chest, just below the collarbone.
Script quote on upper chest
Black lettering tattoo on a forearm, with the words FLOAT, CATCH, BLEED, DEATH, STIFF and PUSH stacked in a staggered column in a simple sans serif.
Six stacked words on a forearm
Black hand-drawn fine line arrow above the words Keep Moving Forward in thin script, shown as a flash design on a plain white background.
Arrow with Keep Moving Forward lettering
Black ink hand-lettered design reading I'll Be there, with circular text around it, drawn on white paper beside a black Staedtler pigment liner pen.
Hand-lettered I'll Be there design on paper
Pink infinity ribbon tattoo with the black script word faith on the inner wrist.
Pink infinity ribbon with faith script on wrist
Black and grey angel wings tattoo across a woman's upper back, with the words embrace your dreams in small script between the shoulder blades.
Angel wings with script across upper back
Dark purple block capitals reading BEST DAY EVER on the inner forearm near the wrist, with a white rose lying beside the arm.
Best day ever lettering on a wrist
Black and white photo of the fine line script word smile tattooed on the side of a pointing finger.
Smile script on a finger
Fine line handwritten quote with a small black TARDIS icon tattooed on skin, placed on the back.
Quote and TARDIS on the back
Purple butterfly tattoo with a heart-shaped outline in its wings and black swirl detailing, above black script reading I Will Fight, on skin.
Purple butterfly and heart with I Will Fight
Black script lettering reading 'What doesn't kill you. Only makes you stronger' across the side of a hip and upper thigh.
Script quote tattoo on the hip
Close-up of a fine line black script tattoo reading Not all those who wander are lost, placed on the upper thigh of a person in a denim shirt.
Script quote tattoo on the upper thigh
Black and white photo of a person seen from behind, with fine script lettering across the upper back and a small mark on the upper arm.
Fine script lettering across upper back
Metallic gold foil temporary tattoo of a crown above the letters HRH in block lettering, on the inner forearm of a person.
Gold foil HRH crown tattoo on a forearm
Close-up of a dark script lettering tattoo reading We All Fall Down Sometimes, with a small outlined scalloped star below, on a limb.
We All Fall Down Sometimes lettering on a forearm
Two panels show black lettering tattoos on a forearm: "heart" over "mind" above, and "courage" over "fear" below, in a typewriter-style font.
Heart over mind and courage over fear lettering on forearm
Black lettering tattoo in a typewriter-style font reading You've traveled this far on the back of every mistake, set vertically along the upper back.
Typewriter quote down the upper back
Black line drawing of the words GET AWAY FROM ME, with each letter set on a thin stem with small leaves, shown as a tattoo design on a plain white background.
Get away from me lettering on stems
Black script lettering tattoo running across the outer thigh, photographed in a bedroom with a red garment over the hip.
Script lettering across a thigh
Small black serif numeral 11 tattoo on the upper back, beside a thin bra strap, shown in a close-up photograph.
Small 11 numerals on the upper back
Fine black fine-line tattoo on the inner wrist reading "we're alright though" in typewriter lettering, with a safety pin and five tally marks beneath it.
Quote and safety pin on the inner wrist
Fine line black script tattoo reading focus across the wrist of a hand held against a plain grey background.
Focus script on a wrist
Blue lettering tattoo on the inner forearm reading "It's a sin to kill a mockingbird." in a lettering style.
Mockingbird quote on a forearm
Close view of a woman's forearm with fine black cursive script reading live love laugh, underlined by a single thin stroke, on the forearm.
Live love laugh script on a forearm
Black script tattoo of the word faith inside an outlined fish, sitting on the lower back above the waistband of blue jeans.
Faith script inside a fish on the lower back
Two feet on a tiled floor, each with black script lettering reading "Always in my heart" along the top of the foot.
Matching "Always in my heart" foot tattoos
Black cursive script reading Love me for who i am across the upper chest, with a small butterfly between the words and a shaded butterfly on the shoulder.
Script quote and butterflies on the shoulder
Collage of four tattoos: outline giraffes on forearms, watercolour hearts on wrists, a fine line clover on a wrist, and script reading I am because you are on shoulder blades.
Giraffes, hearts, clover and script tattoos
Black ink tattoo on a lower leg showing the numbers 13.1 and 26.2 with tally marks, plus 50, 100 and Tri in a handwritten lettering style.
Race distance tally on a lower leg
Black script tattoo of the quote Si vis pacem, para bellum on the inner upper arm, with the arm flexed and a hand with red nails pointing at it.
Latin and English quote on upper arm
Black script lettering quoting a line about carrying things inside, with a rope and anchor below it, on a lower back above white shorts.
Script quote and anchor on lower back
Black blackletter lettering arranged in a diamond shape, appearing to spell earth, air, fire and water, shown as a flat design drawing with no body placement.
Earth, air, fire and water blackletter design
Black lettering tattoo on the top of a foot, with a Mickey Mouse head outline beside the words Where Dreams Come True in lettering style.
Mickey Mouse outline and quote on the foot
Colour traditional dagger tattoo on a forearm, with a banner reading DEAD MEN DON'T CATCALL and small pin and anchor motifs below.
Dagger and banner on a forearm
Black ink flash drawing of a king of hearts and queen of spades playing card with ribbon banners reading You're the King, baby I'm your Queen, in a lettering and dotwork style.
King and queen playing cards with banner lettering
Small black script lettering tattooed along the ribs of a seated woman in a grey sleeveless top, with brass cuff bracelets on her wrists.
Fine script lettering along the ribs
Fine line tattoo of paw prints, two small hearts and the script words Mischief Managed on the side of a ribcage.
Paw print trail and script on ribs
Black and grey realism tattoo of a dog's face on a forearm, with the words my heart my soul in script beside it.
Realistic dog portrait with script on forearm
Black script lettering reading Every saint has a past, Every sinner has a future, tattooed along the ribs in a lettering style.
Script quote on the ribs
Black script tattoo reading A smooth sea never made a skilled sailor, with small birds beneath, on a person's ribs.
Quote and small birds on the ribs
Black and grey realistic wing tattoo on the upper back with script reading A brother's love will forever protect you, beside a grey Chinese character.
Wing and script tattoo on upper back
Traditional style tattoo of a smiling ghost beside an orange moon and two bats, with Forever Halloween lettering below, on the lower leg.
Ghost and moon with Forever Halloween lettering
Black script lettering reading Believe across the inner wrist, with the hand curled above it in a fine line lettering style.
Believe script on the inner wrist

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